Jo Ann Robinson had worked to change the segregated bus system in Montgomery before the arrest of Rosa Parks. Alabama State University has removed the name of a Klan leader from a building on its campus and replaced it with that of a woman who was a leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Jo Ann…
A$AP Rocky attends the Bilt Rewards x Wells Fargo Launch Party at SUMMIT at One Vanderbilt on March 28, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Sean Zanni / Getty A$AP Rocky‘s arrest on Wednesday seemed to come out of nowhere as most of the recent media coverage about the rapper has centered on the…
It appears that Russell Wilson may have rubbed off his football talents to his wife Ciara after a video of the singer demolishing a drill at the White House went viral. Wilson has played in the league professionally for 10 years after being drafted to the Seattle Seahawks organization in 2012. He remained with the team until their 2021…
The family of Steven Taylor filed a federal lawsuit against Jason Fletcher in the San Leandro, California, case. Jason Fletcher, a former police officer in San Leandro, California, has been sued by the family of the man he shot inside a Walmart two years ago. The family is seeking damages in excess of $10 million. …
Inmates at Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison can take classes in literature, astronomy, American government, precalculus and others to earn an Associate of Arts degree Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the…
BREAKING: The two-time Grammy-nominated rapper is being accused of shooting at someone in Los Angeles on Nov. 6. A$AP Rocky was detained at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday in connection to a shooting in the fall of last year. The Harlem rapper was traveling to L.A. from Barbados, where he and singer/entrepreneur girlfriend…
The poll finds that 56% of Americans favor requiring people on planes, trains and public transportation A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a new poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold. The poll by The Associated…
It’s been over a decade since the Obama family became the first family, and life has changed drastically for some of its younger members. Recently former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about her daughters being all “grown-up” and dating. During an appearance on the Tuesday, April 19, episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the…
OPINION: The NBA Hall of Famer’s new documentary ‘They Call Me Magic’ shows why some of his biggest highlights had nothing to do with basketball. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s hard to believe that Magic Johnson was once just a point…
The First Lady is currently airing Sundays on Showtime Showtime’s latest release, The First Lady, is causing quite the stir among viewers of the project that stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. The project takes a deep dive into the personal and political lives of…
